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Because leukocytes are clear and colorless, they must be stained with an appropriate dye before a differential count is performed

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What does with diff mean when testing blood?

The doctor wants a differential blood count. This includes both RBCs and WBCs. She is looking to see if any have a higher/lower than normal count. That can give an idea of what is causing the problem.


What is the full form of GRAN in haemogram test?

GRAN stands for Granulocytes, which is a part of the WBCs. There are 5 types of WBCs (Differential Count): Neutrophils, Lymphocytes, Monocytes, Eosinophils and Basophils. A collective count of Monocytes, Eosinophils and Basophils are together called Granulocytes. In the less advanced cell counters, ie. the 3 Part Differential Cell Counters, Neutrophils, Lymphocytes and Granulocytes are counted whereas in 5 Part Differential Cell counters, Neutrophils, Lymphocytes, Monocytes, Eosinophils and Basophils are counted separately and more accurately.


What does tc dc test for humans mean?

DC is differential count, which expresses the configuration or contitution of the WBCs in the blood like.. There are 5 different types of WBCs ----> Neutrophils, Eosinophils, Basophils, Lymphocytes, Monocytes.. The composition is expressed in terms of percentage like N60%, L35%, E3%, M2%, B0%... This is DC


Elevated wbc count?

ref.range of wbcs a 5000 to 10000/cumm. an elevated wbcs count is called leucocytosis. the leucocytosis indicate infection. In leukemia white cell count may be increased upto 2 lacs./cumm


What pool of WBCs is being counted when a WBC count is performed?

Circulatory pool


An elevated count usually indicates a chronic infection?

if you are talking about wbcs it happens mostly in acute infection.


Is a WBC count of 20-40 abnormal?

yes, if wbcs count 20-40 thousand/cumm, then it is really abnormal. because reference range of t.l.c. is 4000-11000/cumm.


What does the medical abbreviation cbc w diff mean?

Complete blood count with differential. Total leukocyte count gives the total number of white blood cells per microliter of blood. The differential count gives the percentage of the various types of white blood cells like neutrophils, lymphocyts and eosinophils.A CBC is a complete blood count.It contains:RBC - number of red blood cellsMCV - average volume of individual red blood cellsMCHC - average amount of hemoglobin per red blood cellRDW - the average size of the red blood cellHemoglobinHematocritWBC - number of white blood cells.If it is ordered with a differential, then they want the lab to break down the different types of white blood cells, such as neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, as monocytes.Different types of diseases cause a rise in the different types of WBCs, so a differential can often be useful in narrowing down a diagnosis.


Give the scientific name for WBCs?

The scientific name for WBCs is leukocytes.


How do platelet clumps affect the WBC and platelet counts?

If the platelet clumps are large enough, an automated blood analyzer may mistake them for WBCs, causing a falsely high WBC count. The platelet count will be decreased if there is a lot of clumping.


What percent of white blood count are lymphocytes?

Lymphocytes are one of the five types of white blood cells (WBCs), the other four being monocytes, eosinophils, neutrophils, and basophils. Lymphocytes normally account for 25-33% of total WBCs.


What is normal range of WBC in blood?

There are normally between 4×109 and 11×109 white blood cells in a litre of blood, making up approximately 1% of blood in a healthy adult. Then there are 4 types of white blood cell (WBC) -- Neutrophils - which make up about 50 - 60% of WBCs Lymphocyte - about 30-40% of WBCs Eosinophil - 1-5% of WBCs Basophil - less than 1% of WBCs === ===

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